In collaboration with the Architecture & Engineering Division of the Montana Department of Administration, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality recently called for a pause in construction on a wastewater treatment system upgrade project amid recent environmental violations by an independent contractor.
Missouri River Contractors was upgrading a wastewater treatment plant at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs until A&E issued a Stop Work Order following permit violations and insufficient corrective actions by the contractor. The contractor’s actions resulted in the unintentional release of more than 3 million gallons of partially treated wastewater into Warm Springs Creek. The discharge of partially treated
